States reported that 235,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending July 2. The number of workers continuing to claim unemployment benefits—1.3 million—is […]

Recent activity from California officials means that you will need to comply with COVID-19 rules for the next two years. The state released a proposed permanent […]

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida denied a request to reject Florida’s “Stop WOKE” law, which limits what employers can communicate in […]

On June 21, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signed legislation prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of hairstyles or textures historically associated with race. Source: New […]

The Nevada minimum wage increased. Nevada employers may want to note that an increase in the minimum wage rate brings an automatic increase in the daily […]

A new U.S. Department of Labor proposed rule on which workers are independent contractors is expected soon, as the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory […]

On June 21, the U.S. Supreme Court denied two petitions for a writ of certiorari brought by injured workers in Minnesota who sought reimbursement for medical […]

Hong Kong’s Equal Opportunities Commission released the findings of the first-ever “Territorywide Representative Survey on Sexual Harassment in Hong Kong 2021.” Source: New feed 2

State officials and courts acted quickly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, allowing states to set their own abortion policies. […]